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Do you know Labskaus?

This dish is an old sailor's dish, often served offshore in northern Germany. I modified it last night and made a version without the salted meat, but with herring and a fried egg.

To do this, I cooked the potatoes, 250g per person, in one pot and 2 beetroots in another pot.

I peeled and diced the beets. I pickled half of the cubes in a sweet and sour sauce with 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup vinegar, and 1 teaspoon salt. (You can also make this 2-3 days in advance; I did it the same day.)

Then I fried an onion in a generous amount of butter in a pan. I added the unpickled beets and the previously cooked mashed potatoes. I seasoned the whole thing with salt and pepper.

On each plate, I arranged a green salad dressed with dressing, a generous portion of my meatless Labskaus, and a herring fillet. I then topped the Labskaus with a few pickled cucumbers, some of the pickled beetroot cubes, and a fried egg.

We found it very tasty and are of the opinion that Labskaus does not necessarily need meat in addition to fish and eggs.